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smartty68:
Lol

Nma27:
Lalasticlala please come and judge my experience o. Its a weird world we live in

slawomir:
I nor believe this news.
spiritual kpegus?
no no no no!!!
may be he is an hermaphrodite.
or those one thousand men have been banging his asss hole
although I do not believe this news but going to brothels or prostitute house is never a thing I like doing. but one day me and my friend paid a visit to the one here in Benin city after so much pressure from my friends telling me it is interesting. so I decided to follow them. although this girls were beautiful and attractive but my dick didn't get erect.
I even tried to drink some bottles of alcohol to give me an erection but still my dick didn't stand.
since that day I vowed not to step my legs into that place again.

HerPov:
Between 28 and 35

horllamy:
if it's coi is good for that price and what is the model

horllamy:
The keyboard is very expensive but I can help you to get it
Call or whatsapp if u are living within Lagos on 08139462401 I will fix it all for u...

Amthankful:
thank u for dat...but bro,Faith is the all Powerful drug. no text or medicine can match it power or potency..I no how I felt during those dark days and how I fill now. but thanks.God bless u

jiggaz:
Have you ever seen those Magic Eye 3D pictures that look random at first glance but then reveal a hidden picture? Maybe there’s a group of you looking and someone says, “Wow – look at that! It’s a ship!” Then another person sees it and now they’re both describing the picture to you. But try as you might you just can’t see it. They try to encourage you. “Look – it’s right there. It’s huge!” But still you can’t see it. You’re starting to think there’s no picture at all and they’re all deluded when suddenly, revelation comes and a ship appears! If you’re like me and you’re usually the last person to see these things, you’ll no doubt embarrass yourself at this point by shouting, “I see it!”

That’s how it was for me with grace.

I knew people who looked into the Bible and saw radical grace but I didn’t. Sure, there were pockets of grace but there was a whole lot of other stuff as well. Then one day, revelation came and I saw Grace! He’s right there on every page and in every book! How can you miss Him? He’s huge! I now find myself reading old scriptures with new eyes and saying, “Look! This is speaking of Jesus! This is all about Him – I never saw this before.” Now that I’ve seen Him once I see Him everywhere. I was saved decades ago and I have always loved God with my whole heart. But when I got this revelation of His amazing grace, it was like being born again,
again .

A friend recently asked me, “How well did you understand grace before you understood grace ?” Here’s my answer: I thought I understood grace perfectly well. For as long as I can remember I’ve considered myself a testimony of His grace. But when Grace Himself came into focus, I was floored. I realized that I had barely understood grace at all. Looking back I can identify nine signs that showed I did not fully grasp the grace of God.

1. I understood that I was saved by grace but not that I was kept by grace

I had received Christ by faith and without doing a thing, but I was not continuing in Him by that same faith (Col 2:6). Although I would never have said it, I had taken out a little works insurance. Faith is a positive response to what God has done, but I liked to initiate things. And so my walk became “do, do, do,” rather than it’s “done, done, done.” There was no rest, only performance anxiety. There was always another meeting to lead, another plank of truth to teach, another stray sheep to gather. I thought this was normal. I could get excited about the idea of being saved and saving others, but I was not drawing from the wells of salvation with joy (Is 12:3). I was constantly stressed and I treated grace as grease for my engine.

2. I felt obliged to serve

Jesus had done everything for me, what would I do for Him? Of course I didn’t use the word “indebted” – that would’ve alerted me to the poverty of my theology – but much of what I did was motivated by a sense of obligation. I thus cheapened the exceeding riches of His grace (Eph 1:7) by trying to pay Him back for His priceless gift. Inevitably this shifted my focus from Him and His work to me and mine. Instead of being impressed by what He had done, I was trying to impress Him with what I was doing.

3. I motivated others using carrots and sticks

Because my own motives were screwed up it was inevitable that I would preach rewards and punishments to others. Do good, get good; do bad, get bad. At the same time as I was preaching against legalism I was putting people under law! My gospel was like an ash-tray – full of “buts”! God loves you but… Jesus died for you but… God’s gifts always came with a price to pay. But grace is free – you either receive it or reject it but the moment you start charging for it, you’ve missed it. There’s only one motive in the kingdom and that is love. The Son of Man didn’t come to threaten us, judge us, or scare us, but to demonstrate love (Rm 5:. I no longer believe that evangelism means scaring the hell out of people. The good news that the world needs to hear is that God is good and He loves us. The new covenant of grace is the formal expression of His unfailing love for us (Is 54:10).

4. I saw myself as a servant rather than a son

My identity was in the things I did rather than in my Father. I saw myself as working for God (a noble cause!) rather than doing the works of God . I would not have said I was justified by what I did for I knew that grace and works don’t mix (Rms 11:6). Yet I was mixing grace with works like there was no tomorrow! But here’s the strange thing. Even though I preached servanthood more than sonship, whenever there was a crisis I was quick to relate to Him as Papa. It was only when I was strong and healthy that I was seduced by the religious need to do something for God. Happily, there were many crises!

5. I kept asking God to provide things that He’s already provided

I knew enough about grace to approach Him boldly in my hour of need, but I didn’t know that He has already given us everything we need for life and godliness (2 Pet 1:3). If someone was sick I would ask for healing when I should’ve just healed them (Mt 10:. I would ask for more faith instead of living by the faith of the Son of God (Ga 2:20). Like the prodigal’s older brother I felt that God would bless me as I did my part. I didn’t realize that I was already blessed, deeply loved, and highly favored. In my ignorance I wasted a whole lot of time doing a whole lot of nothing. I thought I was being active and fruitful but in reality I was passive and faithless. God had already come but there I was face down asking Him to come again.

6. I was more sin-conscious than Christ-conscious

Like many Christians I was afraid of sin (keep it out of the camp!) and I was not known as a friend of sinners. I defined sin as bad works only and I taught that the solution to sin was repentance. I had read that the grace of God teaches us to say no to ungodliness (Tit 2:12), but I wasn’t quite sure how that worked. So when preaching against sin I used inferior incentives like fear and punishment that led, at best, to temporary, will-powered changes in behavior. I emphasized what people must do (repent!) more that what God has already done (forgiven us!). I kept the focus on us when it should’ve been on Him and my preaching was powerless as a result. If anyone failed to experience victory over sin, I just figured they were unacquainted with God’s transforming grace – even though I had given them none.

7. I always tried to do the right thing

Someone under grace says, “I trust Him from start to finish. He will lead me in the right path” (Ps 23:3). But in subtle ways I preferred rules to relationship. What I craved were clear Biblical guidelines for living. I thought I was choosing good, but then so did Adam. We both had an independent spirit that led us to eat from the wrong tree. I felt particularly good when people came to me for guidance. I thought I was giving them wisdom when really I should just have got out of the way and taught them to lean on Jesus (Jn 10:27).

8. I had a stronger relationship with the written word than with the Living Word

I did not read the scriptures to find Jesus (Lk 24:27) but to learn, what should I do? I read indiscriminately and was often
confused by scriptures that seemed to contradict each other . My solution was to go for balance: A little of this, a little of that, for all scripture is profitable. But by failing to filter what I read through the finished work of the cross, I unwittingly poisoned myself. I was mixing the death-dealing words of the law with the life-giving words of grace. Although I was zealous for the Lord, in truth I was lukewarm. I was neither under the stone-cold reality of the law nor walking in the red-hot heat of His unconditional love and grace.

9. I knew I was righteous, but I didn’t feel righteous

When I stumbled I would more readily confess my sins to God than allow the Holy Spirit to remind me of the gift of His righteousness to me (Jn 16:10). I knew I was a new creation (2 Cor 5:17), but in many ways I acted and spoke as if I was merely an improved creation. I thought honesty about my struggles was the key to getting more grace. But I probably would not have struggled so much in the first place if I had just learned to see myself as God sees me – redeemed, righteous, and holy.

I am convinced that grace comes by revelation. If you don’t yet see it this post may sound like the ramblings of a man who is unbalanced. (Thank God I am! I’m done with balance!) If you do see Grace, then right now you will be resonating like a tuning fork. So let me finish with a few words for those of you in the first group. Please be patient with those of us who are leaping for joy. Don’t walk away from the Magic Eye picture scowling, “I can’t see it, there’s nothing there.” Just keep looking! Grace really is standing right there in front of you. And He’s huge!

https://escapetoreality.org/2011/05/27/did-i-understand-grace-before/

HananHezron:
Good morning Alexandro15;

Well thank you for the beautiful compliment.

The thing is : I do not have two heads; God CAN and EVEN WANTS (more than you do) to be really involved in your life and reveal His mysteries; Just decide to get serious with Him. As a matter of fact, the ball is in your camp; It all starts with YOUR DECISION;

While spending time with the Lord is a priceless experience, it equally requires a price; sorry for the word-play; Gradually, as God begins to reveal Himself to you, it will equally cost you. God may start by requiring more time from you,; He may calculate the time you will want to go out and chill with friends Yes, He can be that comical or when you when you want to spend the week-end trying to catch up with all your DSTV movies/shows ha ha ha . the thing can pain ehn , at the beginning at least !!!

But when you take up His call, what comes out of it is simply.....in fact, you will testify here for yourself, make i keep quiet . You'll be the one now frantically looking for ways to finish your office work, be through with the lectures or do your household chores early because you want to run and spend ALLL the time you want in HIS Presence; YES HIS PRESENCE CAN BE THAT ADDICTIVE that's when you understand better the Psalmist (Psalm 84:10) when he says A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God or when Paul says Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ [/i]Philippians 3:8

I commend you equally for acting promptly when God pointed out your offence. Sin opens evil portals and reduces God's Presence in our lives; the more you drag what God wants you to get rid of , the more grounds in gains into your life, very slowly, just like cancers, you won't realize it; by the time you notice, it has reached a metastatic level;

[i] I am the LORD who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God; thus you shall be holy, for I am holy. Leviticus 11:45
For it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."1 Peter 1:16

You shall consecrate yourselves therefore and be holy, for I am the LORD your God. Leviticus 20:7

Oh yes, this is for you:
Isaiah 35:8
A highway will be there, a roadway, And it will be called the Highway of Holiness. Sinners will not travel on it, But it will be for him who walks in God's way And fools will not wander on it.

YES, GOD IS BIG ON HOLINESS
Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.Hebrews 12:14


[b]You understand now that this is a two-way deal;

However, notice this[/b]
If you are a naturally very social, bubbly person, like you always love having people around you, you love participating in any event in town or in campus , if you're more of a social butterfly (which is not bad, you're just an extrovert , do not be surprised that gradually you start getting drawn once in a while to quiet,sometimes isolated places when you'll feel the urge to pray ; To your surprise not only you won't feel lonely or bored, but you will feel God's Presence deeply when you start getting deep in prayer; You won't even want to go away

So two big questions remain:

1) How much or how badly do you want God?
2) How much of your time are you willing to sacrifice?

And my previous answer still stands:
The ball is in your camp....

Have a nice day
And God bless.

Don't forget to tell us how your experience with hearing God's Voice worked for you

CharlyG1:
I have replied you already. check